uhmmm..ok...how about re-installing RH9...i have used RH9 4 and installed it 4 countless times yet i never encountered ur problem...do try it and if it's still won't work let's consult the masters...keep me posted k...

[mountfat]

hello again guys...i tried typing the script then saving it to mountfat then typing chmod automount 755 but it just won''t work...do i have to save the script with a .txt  extension or another? i'm kinda' lost...i also tried tinkering with the /etc/fstab but i really don't know how to add my fat partition...my fat partitions are hd8 and hd7...help please...

uhmmm...ok...i'll be askin' the experts about this and let's hope they'll listen...i'll keep u posted...

gud day all...for newbies like me...i would to tell you all about LormaLinux...it is a little bit neat and now it's on it's 5th release...and currently ranks 31 in world distro's(accdg. to www.distrowatch.org )...hope u guys would like it because i do...for more info, try following the link below:

http://www.lorma.org/default2.htm

Just don't be surprised though since LormaLinux 5 came from RH9 and has Fedora 2 as its core...

uhmmm...hope this worx...try logging in as root then it asks 4 ur password...afterwards try typing startx...

i read this in the book linux complete but it focuses on red hat linux 7.1 but, then again, the 2 r rel8d so i really do hope it worx...keep me posted, k...

uhmmm...i'm also a newbie but i read something about ur problem and here is what i've read...

first log-in by typing root then linux will ask you for ur password...type the password...afterwards when ur logged-in as root type startx...

hope this worx...alert me if it does, k...

and so the struggle continues...i just can't get my modem to work and my fat partitions too...i tried to mount my fat partition, as you guys said, but i get this message: permission denied..i logged in as root so i'm wond'ring what's wrong...help guys, please...

Linux Driver
Installation Guide
1st Edition




                  This is the release note for the PC-TEL HSP modem driver for Linux. This file explains how to build and use the HSP modem driver.

Installation Guide
PC-TEL HSP Modem Driver Module for Linux kernel 2.4.xx
Serial Version 4.27.217-Beta (PCTEL OASIS) (08/07/2003 Release)

Linux code maintained by Robert Ju  (robert.ju@conexant.com)
===============================================

Minimum Hardware Requirements
You need any x86 motherboard with a CPU speed of at least 166 MHz and 32M Byte of RAM.  The PCTEL Linux PCI card must be inserted properly in the PCI slot.

The modem driver auto-detects the correct PCI vender and device ID to
install the correct interrupt handler.



File Content

            You should copy these following files into the same directory: (what directory and where will i place it?)

            install_oasis_beta
            pctel.tar.gz      
            ptserial.tar.gz
           

Logging In

To have all rights to access all folders and do the necessary preparation to install the driver, you must log in as root.  Any other user will not have access to make nodes and make necessary changes.  (i did this)



Make a Node for the modem (only one time)
     
If you don?t already have a File Manager window open with path file:/root,
launch it by clicking on the Home icon on the task bar. Click on the ?File? menu on the title bar.  From the drop down list, select Open Terminal to open a working terminal.  This will open another window.  

In the terminal window, type the following.  Make sure you type everything as it appears below. This will make a node for the modem, give access to everyone and make a link between that mode and /dev/modem. Linux is case sensitive.  This is done only once after a fresh installation of the OS.

   mknod  /dev/ttyS15  c  62  79
   chgrp uucp  /dev/ttyS15
   chmod 666  /dev/ttyS15
   ln -s  /dev/ttyS15  /dev/modem
           (here is where my problem lies...)

(edit: corrected typo.  dalek moderator)

Load and unload PCTEL Linux driver

For loading, run installation script by typing  ?chmod  777  install_oasis_beta? and followed by ?./install_oasis_beta?

            For unloading, please type ?rmmod  ptserial; sleep 1s; rmmod pctel?


    6.  Set and report country code.

            Default country code is USA.  Please ignore this section if the modem is intended
            for use in USA.

            country_code                      country_name

           1                               USA
                 2                        FRANCE
           3            GERMANY
           4            ITALY
           5            SWEDEN
           6            UK
           7            JAPAN
           8            AUSTRALIA
           9            SPAIN
          10            TAIWAN
          11            SINGAPORE
                12            KOREA
          13            SWITZERLAND
          14            NORWAY
          15            NETHERLANDS
          16            BELGIUM
          17            CANADA
          18            IRELAND
          19            PORTUGAL
          20            POLAND
          21            HUNGARY
          22            FINLAND
          23            DENMARK
          24            AUSTRIA
          25            S.AFRICA
                26            CTR21 COUNTRIES
           27            CHINA
           28            MALAYSIA
          29            LUXUMBURG
          30            GREECE
          31            ICELAND
          32            NEW ZEALAND
          33            BRAZIL



Setting up the Minicom Terminal

To make sure modem driver is installed correctly, you can run the application Minicom.  This is an application like Hyper Terminal that will allow you to make calls.  To run Minicom, open a hyper-terminal and type ?minicom?.  Press ?control-A?, then ?z? for menu.  To dial out, please start typing AT commands.


Set up ISP

Click on the button with the letter ?K? on the task bar.  A menu will pop up.  Click on Internet -> KPPP.  If using Red Hat, click on the start button (a foot icon), select KDE Menu -> Internet -> KPPP.  

You will need to unlock by commenting this lock.  To do so, open a terminal, change directory to /etc/ppp.  Use Emacs or any other editor to open the file options.  Find a line with the word lock.  Comment this line out by putting a # in front of it. Close and re open KPPP again.  A window with title ?Recent Changes? will come up.  Click on Don?t Show This Hint Again box and click on the OK button.  The KPPP Box will come up.  Click on the Setup button.  This will bring up the KPPP Configuration window.  Click on the Accounts tab.  Click on New.  Another window will come up.  Click on the Dial tab.  Type Connection Name and phone number in the boxes provided. The connection name could be anything like the name of the ISP provider.  Phone number is the number of the ISP you would dial to connect.  Leave Authentication as either PAP or CHAP.  PAP is usually the default.  

Click on the DNS tab.  In the Domain Name section, give any name.  You will need two DNS addresses.  If you don?t already know the DNS addresses of your ISP, you can call their tech support and find out.  Here are a couple of DNS addresses.  

   If you are using Pacific Bell, you can use the following numbers.
         Primary:     206.13.28.12
         Secondary: 206.13.31.12
   
   If you are using Earth Link, you can use the following numbers.
         Primary:     207.217.77.82
         Secondary: 207.217.120.82

After you enter the two DNS numbers, click on the OK button and get back to the KPPP window.  Click on Show Log Window check box.  Type Login ID and Password and click on the Connect button.  After connection, launch  Netscape by clicking on the Netscape icon on the task bar or any other browser icon.

uhmmm... i did what you guys said and i started from scratch...now here's what i did...first i went back to /dev to rm the folder that i created but it wasn't there(i'm clueless on how it happened, any answers guys?) then i went back to /root and i saw all the files their for installing the modem(guess it happened when the install_oasis_beta.dat ran)...ok so the files were in /root and i was rarin' to get another crack at installing my modem driver...i did what the manual said but when it was time to make the link  this error message flashed- ln:when making multple links, last argument must be a directory...and so i said, "what f@#$% directory?"..darn, can you help me guys? oh...i'll also be posting the manual as requested...

SUCCESS!!! i finally managed to run my two distro's...i did what you said...grub-install /dev/hda (u misspelled it)...then added the path for my LormaLinux Distro in my /boot/grub/menu.lst...here are the lines that i added:

title LormaLinux (2.6.7-1.437)
      root(hd0,11)
      kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.7-1.437 ro root=LABEL=/1 rhgb quiet
      initd /initrd-2.6.7-1.437.img

i was doing this before but it didn't run, i guess since i changed the
LABEL=/1 with /dev/hda13...

now, for my next challenge...i'll be installing freebsd 5.2 in my pc...just downloaded a manual in pdf format(forgot the link but i searched it through google)...the title of the manual is: Win+BSD+Linux-Install...i also downloaded the freebsd manual...

i'll be posting the results, the problems and the frustrations in doing it(did i mention that i tried doing it b4 and i failed miserably )

can i get any help b4 i start?

Thank you! again guys...

oki doki...i'll be posting the manual from my pctel cdrom...and i will also go back to square one...i'll post the results l8r...thanks guys!!!

uhmmm, guys, gud day...i currently have this problem with my modem...i can't seem to make it work and it's so frustrating...i have a pctel modem and i have the driver for linux(came with the modem)...the problem is this...the instructions just don't work and some details are left out...here are the instructions and what i did:

You should copy these following files into the same directory:
            install_oasis_beta
            pctel.tar.gz      
            ptserial.tar.gz
(i made a new folder (/dev/modem))

         mknod  /dev/ttyS15  c  62  79
   chgrp uucp  /dev/ttyS15
   chmod 666  /dev/ttyS15
   ln ?s  /dev/ttyS15  /dev/modem
(i followed each yet on the last part it says something like...must be file or directory...just can't make the link)

For loading, run installation script by typing  ?chmod  777    install_oasis_beta? and followed by ?./install_oasis_beta?

(i tried doing this but linux says it can't get the attributes and the next line it says unknown command or something)

please help...i can't access the net with my distro's so i'm currently using my window$ O$'$...btw, does kernel version matter? since the driver i have runs on 2.4, can it be used in my other distro(LormaLinux with 2.6.7)?

i am a newbie in the field of linux and i have a little problem with my two distro's...i currently have win98se, winxp and win2k3 with two more distro's red hat linux 9 and LormaLinux 5(from Lorma Colleges, San Fernando, La Union, Philippines)...now the problem is this...Grub (from LormaLinux, version 0.95) can't seem to load my red hat distro...my boot partition for my red hat distro is (hd0,8) and my / is (hd0,10) and my swap (hd0,9)...i manually added entries in LormaLinux's GRUB(menu.lst) pointing to my red hat distro (i can boot my red hat distro from my boot diskette, btw) but GRUB just says that it can't find the files needed to boot red hat...i even tried copying files from my red hat boot diskette into (hd0,11) and made a new folder /boot/grub_red_hat hoping that it would boot red hat but it didn't...instead it went into a kernel panic or something like that...help me please...

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